Monthly Archive for October, 2011

: October, 2011

If the cheapest energy available is that which is conserved, reducing the energy used by buildings can really pay off.

And while it’s possible to design buildings that create as much power as they consume — i.e. “zero net energy,” the cost of doing so can be prohibitive — and consumer behavoir can undermine even the most effective energy saving measures, said a researcher from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Tuesday.

The city of Austin will buy all the green power its municipally-owned utility couldn’t sell to customers, making it the first “green energy only municipal operation,” according to the Austin American-Statesman. …